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Recent Examples of leg
Those who did touch reported sleeping back to back (19.6%), having some contact, like touching an arm or leg (23.1%), spooning (13.3%), intertwining (4.2%) and sleeping face to face (3.5%).
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2025
Some shook their legs nervously, others gave death glares to folks with the misfortune of sitting on creaky chairs.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 8 June 2025
But Ballerina stands on its own legs, no pun intended, and at least by one metric, could be the best film in the whole series.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
The cover touched the ground on all sides of the furniture to prevent rain and snow from affecting the legs.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2025
Some shook their legs nervously, others gave death glares to folks with the misfortune of sitting on creaky chairs.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 8 June 2025
But Ballerina stands on its own legs, no pun intended, and at least by one metric, could be the best film in the whole series.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
The cover touched the ground on all sides of the furniture to prevent rain and snow from affecting the legs.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leg
Noun
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In the video circulated by TMZ, Lovato wore a strapless bridal gown with a dramatic thigh slit while the groom was decked out in a black tuxedo.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
25 May 2025
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Female mummies have been found to have markings on their thighs, abdomen and breasts.—
Serena Billett,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Shohei Ohtani is there as well, in the late stages of Tommy John surgery rehab that could be completed just after the All Star break.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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In the studio, several canvases were in varying stages of completion.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Compression refers to wrapping an elastic bandage to compress and reduce swelling in a dedicated area, like the ankle or calf.—
Novant Health,
Charlotte Observer,
6 June 2025
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The former Maryland Terrapin has been out with a calf injury, leaving Sabally to lead the way, with the German Olympian showing off her stat-sheet-stuffing skills in her absence.—
Devin Robertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Gilbert came back to win the 3,200, sitting on Glastonbury’s Lauren Parrett, then pulling away in the last lap to win in 10:48.36.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
7 June 2025
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In the video, which the Crown Prince, 30, shared to his Instagram Stories, Iman sits in his lap and claps her hands as the doting dad watches on and smiles.—
Greta Bjornson,
People.com,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Markers, push pins, magnets, and a dry eraser are included as well.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
3 June 2025
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Then, on the day of Trump’s inauguration, while Spencer was explaining the significance of his Pepe the Frog lapel pin to a film crew, a masked man came up and clocked him.—
Deborah Baker
June 3,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2025
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“Leg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leg. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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